Ticket-dating machine



June 12, 1928. 1,673,503

F. B. FREED TICKET DATING MACHINE Filed Nov. 4, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 i/en a! June 12, 1928.

F. B. FREED' TICKET DATING MACHINE 2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed Nov. 4, 1926 I flliliiiiili Patented June 12, 1928.

UNITED STATES AT NT".omen

rnANcIsnnnNnnn'rREnn, or W LLING ON, new ZEALAND,

TICKET-DATING MACHINE. 1

Application filed November 4, 1926, Serial No. 146,249, and inNew Zealand November 12, 1925.

This invention relates to machines used in railway booking offices and elsewhere for stamping a date or other mark upon a railway or other ticket or the like, and pro- 5 vides an improved form of machine for the aforesaid purpose.

The principal ticket datingmachines arises from the fact that the date type is not readily changeable, and there is a certain amount of danger of injury to the fingers of the operator... .7

The invention will be described as used for arailway booking otiice. Its use in other booking oifices necessitates merely the changing of the type to, suit any particular purpose.

The main feature of the machine to be hereinafter described, is the facility with which the type can bechanged to enable a ticket to have imprinted thereon any desired date or marking within the range provided by the machine, without undulydelaying the issue of the ticket, thereby enabling a single machine to successfully cope 15 with the expeditious issue of tickets requiring to have imprinted thereon different dates or markings I i A further feature of the invention is the manner in which the imprint or marking is 80 placed on the ticket, the insertion andjde pression of the latter in a guide provided for. its reception causing a- ,hammer to descend and strike the ticket a blow, whereby the latter is forced onto thetype and receives an imprint thereof, per medium of an inking ribbon located between said ticket and said type. 3 v

According to the invention the improved .machine is characterized by the; provision of rotatable discs with type on their periplr:

cries, type setting indicators on side extens1ons from said discs; impression meansin the form of a hammer for striking aticket.

against selected typein order to receive an imprint of the latter; and means for inking said type. p I

The extensions from the type discs are in the form of sleeves, the indicators comprising markedbosses fixed on said sleeves, and

rotatable below stationary spectacle plates, said sleeves being of different lengths and diameters, and having the indicators secured disadvanta e. of existin 3 E7 .on their outer ends,.means being provided for preventingthe indicators and type discs from rotating except when required. I

i A depressible ticket guide is mounted over thetype discs the depression of said guide actuating the hammer to strike the ticket against the type, said ticket guide and said hammer being mounted on levers eccentri cally pivoted inrelation to each other, and

connected together so that the; hammer mo ves downwards quicker than thezticket guide, for the purpose of striking a ticket inserted in the latter, "against. the selected type.

The construction and 1 operation of the above'mentioned parts, as wellas the other.

parts-comprised in theimproved machine will be described in detail in conjunction with theiacconipanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevatiomnFigure 2 a plan view, and Figure 3 a front view. of the improved machine while Figure is a longitudinal verticalisection thereof, Figure 5 be ing a vertical section taken "lengthways through the type discs and indicators and Figure 6 is a cross sectional view of thellatter onthe line A-A Figure 5, Figure Tis a detall view showing means for securing theends of the inking ribbon to the reels. The invention is conveniently. carried. into effect by providing aplurality of discs 1 with the typeon their peripheries and separately rotatable by means of indicators 2.

Above the type discs 1- is anink ribbon 2O and above the ribbon 20 a ticket guide 4 and y I a striking hammer 5'the guide,fand the hammer being mounted; on the outer ends of levers6 and 7 respectively.

. The type discs 1 are providedwithsleeves 8 fitting one upon another, the innermost sleeve-8 passing on a shaft 9, the indicators 2 being fixed on the outer ends of the sleeves 8. -The indicators 2 extend laterally {'fr om' the type discsgl, so that they areconvenient to an operatorshands, and other parts ofathe machine. Thesleeves 8 and shaft 9 are supported horizontally. by bearings. 10 rising from a base 112. Each indicator 2 comprises a boss withfnumerals,

letters, or words engraved, or otherwise marked, thereonto agree withthetype of the disc 1 to which it attaehed end,

notched flange 2. A bar 11 below the indicators 2 and extending from the bearings is fitted with spring operated friction pins or balls 13, adapted to frictionally engage anyone of the notches of theeflange 2 with'which it is adapted to co-act. Above the indicators 2 is a horizontal stationary.

spectacle pl tel 1 1, extending from the bearings 10 an throiigli which the iiiniibers, letters, or words on the indicators 2, corresponding to the uppermost type of the discs 1, may be read; These indicators 2 are conveniently extended upon each side of the typediscs, and on one side there may be indicators 2 to give the date of issue of a ticket, and on the other side indicators 2 to give the date at whicha'ticketwill be ava lable for useo'n the railway or elsewhere.

w The ticketgnid 1 has a fence at its sides,

abot'tom 4 sloping to a slot 15, and a back which acts as a stoplfor a tiCketins'ta'rt- 'itig"i11 the guide. This ticket guide 'is mouiited'upon the forward end of the lever 6th the underside of which is fixed a housing' 17' for a front'ink ribbon reel 18. An-

other reel 19 is mounted nearer the rear (if the lever 6 and an lnlt ribbon 2O ismouhted on the'rcels 18, 19. The front reel 18, is checked from rmunnin by side spting's 18h.

i 1 The 'ine'a'iisv for securing the ribbon 20 to the reels "18,19, consists of sniall spikes'21 projecting radially from the reel hub and a late 22 bent to spring over the hub and havin holes 22 corresponding to the spikes 21,

, so that when, the urses is pushed into positioiiibn the hubgtlie spikes 21 perforate the 'i'iblitin 20. and passthrough said holes 29 thus securely holding the ribbon to thereel. The ;rar reel;19 had-attached theretoa wheel 23'which is o 'erated a spring pawlflpi-vot'd .to he frame 25 wherein the nckerguide level '6 is mounted,

and a gravity tletent 261 pi'vtit'ed upon the itul'criiin of the said lever senses a check to'pr'eyent recoil'of saidreel 19. Both the paw-rename detent 26 may be disengaged theiatchet wheel 23' by means of a double cam 27 operable "hi'eans iii. a spindle 2 8, and, handle 29, fromthe oiit'side of the frame 2 5, The front reel 18 hiiig partly open to; view, an operator can always see wheii the ribbo'n is, running out and reizs ipi l i it The amrner hctifn rises a lever 7 pivoted theffriinie 2 5 normally held in a rai sd positionbv aspring 311. The reareiid I, no

j'that said hammer' lever when o erated "by 7 if thehaiinnerl ever connected by a link iazlwiththe rear ndfof the ticket guide 1e yer fifwhicli is further from its fiili'iini 1 than [is the seafarers hammer River 7, so

the errant/e5 'can s es the hiinnner. togive a sharp downward blow to aWicketiiisitd in the guide 4. The spring 31 returns both the levers 6 and 7, to normal positions, and a stop 33 preferably of wood prevents noise and jar.

A hoodBet houses the rear part of the machine, and with the ticket guide 4, forms a mouthpiece for the insertion of tickets.

upon the ticket, the type being set in a reverse direction so that the printing on 'the ticket is-in t e proper direction.

The person in charge sets his typefieadily and quickly to his requirements, and when an alteration is required he as merely to turn an indicator 2 until the desired numher, letter or words'show through the specmale platen, when the type will have been changed to correspond to the indicator without theiha'chine having been disconnected, or taken apart in any way;

The depression of the ticket guide lever 6 moves the rear ink ribbon reel 19, 'so that the pawl 24, which is mounted on the frame 25 and is engaged-with the ra'tchetwheel 23, causes the reel 19 to rotate'slightly at each depr'cs'sibn, and thits intermittently moves the ribhdii 20 throughotit its length. To retern thel-ihbbh 20 to the front reel is the double cam 27 is operated by the handle 29 to 'dis'e'ngai ethe pawl 24- :iiid deteiit 26, and a crank hdiidle 35 on the front reel 18, is

f then operated to wind back-the rihboii 20.

A tiseful method of using the machine consists in Using the indicamrsabn the left hand, to shew the date of issue of tickets, a niirnetal bein us'edxfor the day of the inoiitl an(l 'aiio h r numeral fot the mtinth bfthe year; and y'usin'g' the indicators 2 on the right hand to show the date of avail- ;lbility bf the tickets; ajiunieral being used for the-day of the month, the month of the ear beirig represented by the first'two letts Drum month, and the 'year by the first two'jiiuinerals' 'o'f the year.

Claim s': v a o machine of the character desbribed comprising disks with type on theirperipheries rotatable about a horizontal a'icisinde extensions said disks, indicators on said extensions, a depressible lever arranged above the type disks, ati'ck'et guide mounted on said depressible lever, a pivoted hammer leyer adapted to descend into said ide and actuated by the depressible lever, and means for passing an inking ribbon between said guide and said type disks substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein the ticket guide is provided with a slot located directly over the selective type, and wherein the hammer descends over said slot substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein the means for passing the ribbon includes a wheel mounted on the forward end of the ticket guide lever, a rear Wheel over which the ribbon is passed and mechanism operably connected with the lever and actuatable upon the depressing of said lever substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

4. A machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein spaced bearings are provided, a horizontal shaft journaled in the bearings and on which the disks and the extensions are mounted, the disks being positioned between the bearings, the extensions being in the form of sleeves of different lengths which pass through the bearings and extend therebeyond substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. A machine as claimed inclaim 1 Wherein spring actuated catches are engaged with each of the indicators and against which the indicators are rotatable.

6. A machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein the ticket guide and hammer sup-porting levers are, pivoted eccentrically in relation to each other, and a link connecting therear ends of said levers together so that upon the ticket guide being depressed the hammer descends and strikes a ticket which is adapted to be inserted in said guide.

7. A machine of the character described comprising disks with type on their peripheries rotatable about a horizontal axis, side extensions from. said disks, indicators on said extensions, a depressible member arranged above the type disks, a ticket guide mounted on said depressible member, depres sion means adapted to descend into said guide and actuated by said depressible mem-v her, and means for passing an inking ribbon between said guide and said type disks sub stantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature.

FRANCIS BERNARD FREED. 

